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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/sleupaną

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Germanic

Etymology

Possibly from Proto-Indo-European *slewb(ʰ)- (to slip, glide).

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Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsleu̯.pɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*sleupaną[1][2]

  1. To creep, slink, sneak, slip (move quietly or stealthily)

Conjugation

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *sleupan
    • Old English: slūpan
    • Old Frisian: *slūpa
      • Saterland Frisian: sluupje
      • West Frisian: slûpe
    • Old Saxon: *slūpan
    • Old Dutch: slūpen
    • Old High German: sliofan
  • Gothic: 𐍃𐌻𐌹𐌿𐍀𐌰𐌽 (sliupan)

References

  1. Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*sleupan- ~ *slūpan-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 454
  2. Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*sleupanan ~ *slūpanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 350
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